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Baton Rouge La
June 10 1864

Lt E.M. Wheelock
Secr Board of Education
Dear Sir, yours of June 6th in rec. I wrote plainly stating our wants here . for I was afraid you did not appreciate them. In these days of the "Cash" system, it is impossible to do any thing on credit. We are in trouble again. The young ladies came of here with no money. I made arrangements for their board at one house &  also got Mr Beardly the privilege of trying   provision of the Commisary's, wh is a great economy Mr B advised